Address: 17 Heritage Close, St Albans, AL3 4EB Tel: 01727…read more811222 http://www.localbakehouse.co.uk Monday - Saturday: 8.30am - 5pm Sunday: 9am - 5pm An artisan bakery, coffee shop & restaurant open 7 days a week, a place where we grabbed a quick breakfast.... well sort of! Carrot Cake - http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/bakehouse-st-albans-st-albans#0OMVFAn55KL-RfViHV3v0g Very moist and not overly sweet Chocolate Croissant - http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/bakehouse-st-albans-st-albans#P6ERePMSwZFNSp6Pnbclrw Still nice and warm, flaky must not have been long out of the oven. Hot Chocolate - http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/bakehouse-st-albans-st-albans#djwRTP-GHMeC87zlBPPN1w Very good not too sweet!

A nice surprise. Popped in for lunch whilst in the area. Food was excellent, great lunch time…read moreselections soup, salad, sandwiches all fresh and very tasty. The chorizo jam was spicy and a great addition to a sandwich. Good service and friendly staff.

This place came at the recommendation of a colleague who lives in St. Albans. Having been raised in…read morethe Itlaian neighborhoods of the NY suburbs, I have relatively high standards for an Italian deli. And this is a great little deli. The locals seem to flock to this place pretty frequently. The owners new customers by name (always a great sign), and there was a line when we got there (which moved quickly). Plenty of pastas, paninis, antipastas, and more. We placed a massive order for 5 people and sat outside. Everything was delivered quickly and we ate while reaching our forks over each other's plates to make sure everything was tried, and nothing was missed. I didn't spend too much time looking, but there is a little shop as well which offers different sauces, pastas, etc. for purchase. They all look delicious, and great for a gift basket.

Lovely little authentic Italian deli with seating inside and out to sip the great coffee.read more

Angelo and Rosa are just wonderful! After stumbling across…read moreBarrisimo about 6 months ago, I find myself there about 3 times a week for my coffee and have got lots of my colleagues in on the action too! (We might be addicted to this place!) Forget Starbucks and Pret on the high street - support independent stores like this! The coffee is amazing, and so is the food. Angelo and Rosa will literally make you whatever you want - if they run out of pasta, they will make some more up for you. They care about their customers, and it really shows.

This is one of my favourite little cafes in St Albans. It is run by an Italian family, who are…read morealways really friendly and make you feel welcome as soon as you step in the door. I had only been in there a few times before it was nice to see you again and do you want the usual?, so you can't fault them for service. The coffee is really tasty, and you get really nice amaretto biscuits with them. The food is delicious as well, and all freshly made that day. If you don't like what they've got prepared, they'll make you something else! They do a loyalty card as well, so you can earn yourself a free coffee if you go there enough. Possibly my only criticism is that is a little small so you sometimes struggle to get seating when its busy, but that just shows how popular it is!

One of my very favourite places to pop in for lunch, for fab, very tasty, freshly, prepared/cooked…read morefood, and nice decent sized portions too!! A very clean, bright, friendly, cheerful environment & lovely friendly staff (A mixture of Greek & Polish mostly) who are always greeting the customers with a smile, and some banter!! What's more if your local, you should take advantage & get a free meal deal card, and after 6 stamps (A stamp per meal eaten) you get your 7th free I highly recommend the large jacket potatoes, piled high with a choice of tasty fillings, the All Day Breakfasts (The vegetarian with Haloumi is tasty too) & the yummy cappuccino's. The cafe regularly gets a mention in my Blog & you can eat in, or go for the cheaper take away menu!! You may find it ram packed on Market days though (Wed/Sat) But they are worth the wait!!.

This is a great cafe, very popular with local offices at lunchtime. They have a large staff of…read morefriendly people making fresh sandwiches and service is snappy. Their range of sandwiches is enormous and they introduced me to the avocado and cream cheese sandwich. The place was restyled recently and it now has a modern look and is a nice place to eat and much better value than many nearby establishments.

Bar espresso is situated right by the main St Albans Rail Station so as I had been dying for a…read morecoffee since boarding the train, when I got here it was the first decent looking place you come to. I ordered a latte. This is where the place let its self down. It was weak even though they said it had a couple of shots in it. Basically it tasted like warmed up milk. Now for a place that calls itself an Espresso bar you would expect better, no? Inside is small but decent enough, and I grabbed myself a seat by the window so I could watch the passers by. They also serve a small selection of cakes and sandwiches.

St Albans has some great restaurants, but this is the best by far. Whether it's for a special…read moreoccasion or an informal meet up it fits the bill. Great food, service and staff. It becomes an addiction, but a good one.

Unfortunately not serving breakfast so we didn't get to try the food. Sausage roll is good, the…read morespinach and feta parcel was under baked

While in St Albans, my week doesn't allow me to always walk this way in the morning. I look forward…read moreto getting here. This is a very good bakery. It's a also a cafe, and you can have breakfast, but the baked goods are what it's all about. For me, it's the pain au raisin. It's so wonderfully baked. Crispy shell, tender dough, plump raisins. After coming here a few times, I finally got the breakfast. Perfectly cooked eggs, delicious mushrooms, bacon (pancetta) and fresh bread. The service is great. It's such a good local neighborhood bakery. Come here! You'll enjoy it.

First, the positive points: Cute, retro decor with a great mid century modern vibe that really…read moremakes you want to come inside. The waitstaff are attentive and do not hang about. Now on to the incredibly unfortunate part: My breakfast. I ordered the Lebanese breakfast plate, which is avocado toast zhuzh'd up with hummus, fresh cream, feta, eggs, and purple cabbage (yes, the addition of this brassica should have been a red flag). What I got was a cute turquoise plate with a mound of what was my order covered in bright pink sludge masquerading as hummus. I'm guessing the chef thought that pink hummus would be an inventive choice against the plate color? Aside from the color, the taste was horrific and most-definitely not homemade. Hummus is at its core essence a 4-ingredient situation (chick peas, water, tahini, lemon juice) but this tasted like only the first two items were used). Underneath my "hummus" was a shed load of boiled cabbage and the lightest of smatterings of old brown avocado which tasted like avocado when it's gone brown and should, therefore, be binned. So two stars for the quaint ambiance and take my warning seriously and steer clear of what I ate. Hopefully, their other offerings are better.

This isn't part of the famous breakfast club chain but it's just as yummy and half the price…read more We were looking for venues to eat in in an unfamiliar area and stumbled upon breakfast club. With just half an hour to spare before it closed (it's only open till 3pm) we sped to the restaurant to find it bustling with customers. The menu is extensive with what must be around 50 items including a specials menu and loads of veggie options. I ordered the grilled cheese sandwich (£6.50) which was dripping with a ridiculous amount cheese. The order also came with a pot of slightly salty tomato soup to dip the sandwich in. Overall the breakfast club has amazing hangover food in a homely environment. Portion sizes are huuuuge too!

The Londis store is located on the corner of Boundary Road, a twenty five minute walk north from…read morethe City Centre. On street parking is available, but in the evening residential parking will affect this. The store is typical of the chain. It has a small interior. The front part sells sandwiches, sausages (which can be heated there in a microwave) and coffee (straight from a machine). There is a newsagent area selling main stream newspapers and magazines. An on site bakery provides fresh breads and cakes. A refridgerated area where milk, cheese and freshly made sandwiches are store. There is a surprisingly large off licence area as well. It is amazing just how much is packed into such a small shop! Special Offers are limited however. I would recommend this shop for convenience to those in the area but the prices are higher than supermarket chains.

I've been twice. Once with my family of four and once on my own. My husband is allergic to gluten…read moreand the chef was wonderful. Everything is easily GF. While I am a vegetarian, my children and hubby were all really happy with the chicken dishes. Everything looked an smelled fresh and delicious. The prices were a bit toward cheap... actually, I thought it was a tremendously well-priced menu. Sandwiches were less than 4 gbp, as I recall. I had the portobello sandwich. It was perfect: seasoned, flavourful, on a light, toasted roll. Most things come with the house's special chips. The owners and chefs seem very proud of the chips, and they are lovely, but I was more impressed with the sandwich. I also had the mushroom soup, on another visit. It was really perfect, too, and I can be very critical of soup. All in all, I'm happy to have the place in the neighbourhood.